we have breaking news overnight. while you slept, crews battled an intense fire. we are live on the scene this morning with the most up-to- date information. and if you looked out the windows just yet? snow is out there on the ground. we are live with what you need to know to get yourself and your kids off to school and you off to work. we have a number of delays for you on this thursday, january 24th. here's the list for you -- these delays have been coming in throughout the course of the morning. we'll continue updating you

here on "good morning maryland," at abc2news.com, on facebook and on twitter, until then "good morning maryland." i'm charlie crowson. megan is off today. lynette charles has got us covered on the weather. this is the coldest here but the snow may be going. yes. >> the roads are? >> awful. >> awful. >> this snow we're not seeing temperature falling on the -- too much falling on the st enou we have accidents across the region. more on them in just a bit. but lynn is this going to persist throughout the morning? it will. it will begin to taper off as the commute is ending unfortunately lauren. you're going to have a tough time of it. exactly. we'll get a break as we go through tomorrow. and then we're going to get some more snow in the forecast as a clipper comes through but let's talk about the snow that we're receiving this morning. maryland's most powerful radar is picking up on it and around montgomery county, howard county, even pg county some light snow still falling across the area. we're talking about around fairland and white oak and silver spring and greenbelt and

bladensburg. the you're traveling this way this morning be prepared for slick roadways. it is going to be a dicey commute this morning. give yourself enough time on the roadways. then we slide a little bit further to the south and west and we can see south and east rather and week see what's going on -- we can see what's going on around salem and airy brick house landing. and also vienna and ralph, mardela springs light snow this morning as well. it is going to be a winter-type day i must say because we have a winter weather advisory across the area until about 9:00. this will subside and we will get more sunshine in the forecast mixing with the clouds but that sun not going to help with the temperatures at all. another very cold day on tap. frigid if you must say. 14-degrees in sykesville. west friendship at 11 and with the winds out of the north we are going to be feeling a lot colder than that. by 3:00 that temperature at 27 but feeling like we're in the teens. we are -- when you head out this morning you will be dealing with the cold but also

a little bit of snow. so abc2 news linda so is out live in hampton this morning with more on how conditions are there. main roads appear to be okay linda but it's the side roads where you are that's causing the problems. >> reporter: we have jet to see a snow truck go by and you know often these neighborhood roads are the last priority when it comes to events like this. you see about an inch on the road. snow-covered and this is why. some areas schools are calling in a delay or cancellations today because this is what it looks like in the neighborhood. as you leave your house in the morning your sidewalks are going to be snow-covered. nothing too big of a deal where you're going to have to shovel a lot. but this snow is light and it is sticking to the cars. again you won't need that ice scraper because you can see here it dusts off pretty easily. but give yourself some extra time to get out of the house as you perhaps want to walk the dog the morning. snow boots are in order. also we got off the phone with maryland state highways.

they say they deployed their salt trucks around 1:00 this morning. a couple hundred of them in the baltimore area. they started salting the roads before the snow started falling. but again, because the pavement temperatures and the air temperatures are below freezing you might find some slick spots. on the highways this morning there are passable lanes but there may be some slick spots so take it a little bit more slowly. also keep in mind if you see a salt truck get out of the way let them do their job because they are still in a salting only ration. but -- operation. but again this is what neighborhood roads look like this morning. snow-covered and you'll find snow on the cars and you'll want the give yourself some extra time this morning. we're live in hampton, linda so, abc2 news. all right, and maybe more sweeping snow this morning. linda thanks. you could be encountering slippery roadways out there and lauren is standing by with the abc2 timesaver traffic report. >> it's a busy morning out there. we're dealing with accidents

across the region. an incredibly hectic commute. excuse me. 95 we have a crash right now along the northbound lanes at route 32. another on 83 in baltimore county. it's blocking one southbound lane right now at padonia road. if you're traveling in baltimore city. we're dealing with an accident in the northwest district. that's going to be right on cold spring lane at green spring avenue. do expect delays in the area and this roads are really going to be slick in this particular region. so it's extremely important for you to reduce the speeds. here's the beltway 695, the west side here at liberty road traffic is moving right along. we are not experiencing any delays as you head down to route 40 or travel the inner loop up to 83. interstate 70 at columbia pike. traffic moving along and we have a crash on columbia pike blocking one lane of the ramp to route 175. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. charlie over to you. news time 6:05. breaking news out of northeast baltimore this morning. crews worked overnight through

the bitterly cold temperatures on a three alarm fire and abc2 news' sherrie johnson is live on the scene this morning. and we understand this was not a house, it was a commercial building. but what about any injuries? or to anyone involved there? >> reporter: well yes we've been out here talking with authorities on the scene and they are basically telling me the fire happened in a local business. this is a commercial building and they're also telling me there were no injuries. no civilians or firefighters were hurt while they were battling this fire. and as you can see here, crews are actually still on the scene here. they basically put out the fire and they're working on hot spots and you can see a little bit of smoldering smoke coming off of the third there are in. the roof -- floor area. the roof area. we are at the intersection at north calvert and read streets and basically they're cleaning up the area after the three alarm fire: they're also keeping folks back quite a distance. even the media. just keeping people at bay for their safety. now crews tell me when they arrived here on the scene, the

three story brick building was fully engulfed in flames. again this is an end of group commercial building for a local business. the first, second and third floors were engulfed in flames. heavy fire on all of the floors made it unsafe for firefighters to actually go inside. so they had to fight the fire from the outside of the building. again, no one was inside that building. no one was hurt in this fire. because of the cold temperatures, an mta bus was brought in for shelter to help people keep warm if nay needed. investigators are on the scene trying to figure out what happened here this morning. reporting live in northeast baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. a developing story for you on this thursday, speed cameras in baltimore city aren't dishing out tickets right now. the city's department of transportation is working with a new vendor to replace the old speed cameras. a spokeswoman says the city is required to take down all cameras until the new system is up and running. that move comes after it was revealed a number of cameras

were responsible for bogus speeding tickets. lawmakers in annapolis are now talking about ways to restore trust in the city's speed camera program. and baltimore county delegate carden says the current process breeds distrust. >> they get that breached ticket they're going to try and maximize the number of tickets they can get. so regardless of whether they're doing the best job they can, there's going to be perception if you have a bounty system. >> a bill expected to be introduced this week would fine vendors $1,000 for any erroneous tickets that were issued. well, in annapolis lawmakers are talking about taxes once again. senate president mike miller is proposing increasing the gas tax. miller says his gas tax increase proposal could raise around $300 million a year. that money is needed for transportation. possibly for rail projects in baltimore near washington. that bill could be introduced at some point this week. abc2 is working for you and what you need to know getting geared up for the super bowl

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swallows a small object. >> plus some nasty weather creating major problems for drivers along one interstate. we're going to tell you where some are having a hard time staying on the roads. >> some weather possible weather and injuries. >> all right. some snow out there this morning and if you're thinking this is not enough for me. i want some more. it's not forecast for you coming up. >> well lynette this snow is really impacting your commute. we're dealing with a crash on 95 and several others across the region. i'll have all the details on "good morning maryland." >> you are looking live at times square. let's head that way for a check of the techbytes. >> in today's techbytes, a victory against cyber crime. u.s. authorities have arrested three men for unleashing the computer virus. it infects more than a million computers and included systems at nasa and major banks and

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of delays we want to get to for you on this thursday morning. that is a life hook at hampton -- look at hampton. it's a dusting and a very dry sandy style snow. we referred to it as a sweeping snow not a shoveling snow but as it packs with cars driving over on the untreated roadways it could create icy conditions. give yourself some extra time as you head out today. and as you would expect a number of school delays for you on this thursday morning. baltimore county on a two hour delay as are anne arundel county and a number of others. but anne arundel county has no half day programs today. you see howard, frederick, carol counties all on a two hour delay. baltimore city schools they have come in on a two hour delay. queen anne's county public schools are closed. kent county schools on a two hour delay. we'll have a full list for you at abc2news.com, also on facebook and twitter through the course of the morning keeping you ahead of what's going on. a number of school delays out there as a result of that snow. well, with it being so

cold, you need to keep yourself and your family very protected from these bitterly cold conditions especially the windchills. can really tear you in half. it's bone chillingly painfully cold. jess sewell is with us here this morning with some more tips on what you need to know to keep yourself safe. again thank you for braving the conditions and coming in today. >> no problem. >> there is a myth out there that people can be thin blooded or thick blooded and their bodies kind of adjust with the colder temperatures. do we have an internal thermostat that allows us to bear the cold temperatures better? >> not exactly. we're not like reptiles you know. but different people have different pertages -- percentages of body fat and it's an insulator. some people are simply more tolerant of cold weather or hot weather. so it's not really as if we have a thermostat. but of course, as with everything else in human beings there's variability. >> it's all about preference. >> right. >> so when we're in these situations the possibility of

frostbite. hypothermia, dehydration. what are some of the warning signs we can be looking out for for others? >> well, hypothermia is probably the most prevalent one in? area. and when -- this area. and when you're outside for prolonged periods and prolonged could be only you know 15, 20 minutes when the conditions are like this when the windchill is so low in the single digits. warning signs are things like confusion, shivering, that doesn't you know, stop. and weakness inability to control muscles. and things like that. >> what are the things you notice when the windchill is really kicking up and we get down the negative numbers it feels like your facial muscles kind of constrict a little bit. is that the body's defense in that time? >> it's not so much a defense. just a manifestation of the cold. so -- >> real quickly. we have 20 sedgeds here for you jess. we have to take care of the kids and elderly. >> same thing. in kids and infants especially it's lethargy. decreased activity. with the elderly i would say

confusion. >> gbmc. jess sewell thank you. time now for a check of the forecast. we have to get over to lynette with the very latest on the cold conditions and the snow. and lynette how long is this going to hang around? >> all right, charlie so it is going to hang around until the end of the commute this morning. we will dry out. well get some sunshine in here mixing with some cloud cover. but then, we'll have another round coming in tomorrow i'm going to talk more about that coming up. but look at maryland's most powerful radar this morning. we can see a lot of the action is starting to die down. but, still some snow light in nature around talbot county and also queen anne's county. they have no school for today. we can see it around prospect bay right now and also graysonville as well and queen anne colony. wiggins corner and also cross winds. so if you are in these areas you are going to be seeing and feeling the snow across the area and also very windy conditions for today and a little bit of patchy fog. now we go a little bit further

to the south around ocean city. snow hill, yes, very appropriate that name is living up to it today. corbin also getting in on the heavier snow this morning and also pocomoke city. stockton also. so traveling on the roadways this morning give yourself enough time on the roadways. it is going to be a very slick commute this morning and a very cold commute this morning as well. as we are looking at the temperatures coming in the teens but feeling more like we are in the single digits once again because we have the winds out of the north. now high pressure will build in as we go throughout the day. you can see that at the surface here and it will mix with some clouds. this is the system that's working its way out of the area. and once it does we'll have another round of some snow because we have an alberta clipper that's going to come through and clip us as we go through tomorrow evening. your tomorrow commute, evening commute is going to be on the snowy side. we're thinking about maybe an inch or two across the area once again. and it will be that dry snow that you can just sweep away. for today though that planner looks like this as we go into the afternoon. the high temperature coming in

right around 27. but again, feeling like we are in the teens. by saturday, 30 degrees. we could still have some lingering snow showers in the morning but the warming trend kicks in into monday, tuesday and wednesday. let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. good morning lynette. well, this snow is really impacting the commute. we are dealing with accidents across the region. a crash just in on route 50 along the westbound lanes at the bay bridge. more problems on 95 where a car actually crashed off the roadway into a ditch. this is right along the northbound lanes at route 32. more problems in howard county where there's a crash along bou 70. that's going to be right at route 32. another accident on columbia pike at the ramp to route 175. if you are traveling on the beltway here's a live look at old court road. the outer loop certainly starting to congest. the roads are really slick out there. so it's extremely important for you to reduce the speeds. be extra careful heading out especially approaching any

intersections. here's what the beltway looks like in parkville. some police activity on the outer loop there at harford road but no serious delays whatsoever. as you head up to towson and the inner loop will be clear down to 95. charlie over to you. all the sign of things to come throughout your day. our winter coverage continues here on "good morning maryland." and as we go to break, a live look once again out at hampton. the main roads are taken care but it's the neighborhood roads that continue to be the issue. we'll get there in just a moment. here's a live shot out of northeast baltimore. that overnight fire three alarms on a commercial building, everything seems to be okay there. that's hampton the roof of a car, light dusting. we're back in just a bit.

health news for you this morning. no matter how careful you are your kids out there sometimes are going to do something when you have your head turns for just a second and something other than food might be in their mouth. but not all objects become a major concern when swallowed. coins usually top that list.

experts say the child swallows a coin and coughing and having trouble breathing that's an emergency because it may be lodged in the airway or the esophagus. there are a couple of items that should always be considered if it is swallowed. >> if your child swallows a battery, small battery or a magnet those things actually can cause harm and may not pass through. a battery can leak toxic materials when ingested and magnets can especially the more than one goes down, they can actually adhere to one another across the gi tissue. >> crayons are a choking hazard but they're not toxic if swallowed. pet food and insects shouldn't be cause to concern if your child swallows either one. they probably won't like the way it tastes anyway and eating dirt or grass is typically harmless until the grass is being treated with a pesticide. well, it is now time for caption this where viewers send in photos and we post them to the abc2 facebook page and let

you challenge them. today's picture was sent in by josh. it was taken on the way to d.c. on the train. take a look at that panda. it's generated a lot of comments on facebook. tiffany wrote words cannot explain the stuff we see on trains. lisa, ray lewis incognito. and one caption was keeping my nose and ears warm. great for a day like toddle e- mail your caption -- like today. e-mail your caption this pictures to pix@wmar.com. today manti te'o talks, we're doing to hear directly from the notre dame linebacker. he sits down with katie to talk about the scandal involving his fake girlfriend. here's a preview of what you can expect. >> didn't you have something to begin manti -- gain manti by keeping this story alive. in didn't it make you into this incredibly sympathetic figure? you led your team to an

undefeated season. you remember being praised national championship game. was this intoxicating in a way for you manti? >> i think for me the only thing i basked in is that i had an impact on people. that people turned to me and for inspiration. and i think that was the only thing i focused on. you know my store i felt was -- story i felt was a guy who in times of hardship and in times of trial, really you know held strong to his faith. held strong to his family and i felt that was my story. >> even if that hardship was perhaps exaggerated? >> no. it was -- what i went through was real. you know, the feelings -- the pain, the sorrow. that was all real. >> do you think this storyline helped propel you to second place in the heisman voting? >> i don't know. i really don't know. >> you can sigh the full interview with manti te'o on

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